Broadway’s Christina Sajous to Direct Noël Coward’s Private Lives at Weathervane Theatre

WHITEFIELD, NH—Weathervane Theatre is pleased to announce that Broadway’s Christina Sajous will direct this season’s production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, running in alternating repertory July 5-24, 2026.

 

Sajous, an accomplished Broadway performer whose credits include Othello, The Who’s Tommy (revival), SpongeBob SquarePants, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, American Idiot, Baby It’s You!, Holler If Ya Hear Me, made her directorial debut at the Weathervane in 2021 when she directed Green Day’s American Idiot. Since then, she’s directed regionally, Off-Broadway, and on Broadway, where she co-directed last year’s A Wonderful World–The Louis Armstrong Musical.

 

Sajous reflects on returning to the White Mountains after being on the main stem.

 

“I love building shows in this community,” said Sajous. “The enthusiasm Weathervane audiences have for the art created in that beautiful theatre is inspiring. I am inspired by the Weathervane team on how fast shows are being built, and the commitment that every department has (creatives, actors, and faculty/staff, etc.) in making the best possible show to wow its audiences.”

 

Private Lives opens July 5 and runs in alternating repertory through July 24, 2026. When the glamorous, wealthy, and incorrigibly reckless Elyot and Amanda—now divorced—accidentally find themselves honeymooning in adjoining suites with their new spouses, old sparks ignite, tempers flare, and chaos ensues, igniting an epic battle of the sexes. Sophisticated, worldly, and wickedly entertaining, Private Lives is as acerbic, catty, and delightfully mischievous as only Coward could make it.

 

Sajous is not the only Weathervane veteran bringing Noël Coward’s comedic masterpiece to life. Private Lives reunites Shinnerrie Jackson and Robert H. Fowler, previously seen together on the Weathervane stage as Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! as quarreling ex-lovers, Amanda and Eloyt, and Ethan Paulini (Weathervane’s One Man, Two Guvnors) and Marisa Kirby (Weathervane’s Who’s Holiday!) as their unwitting new spouses. 

 

“These four are not only fantastic artists, but they are also my friends, said Sajous. “It’s wonderful when you not only have respect for the actors you work with and have performed with, but you also feel their respect for you on and off the stage. It makes beautiful art when people come together in agreement to create an energy we want our audiences to feel.” 

 

Additional casting and creative team for Private Lives to be announced later this spring. Single tickets for Private Lives and Season 61 subscriptions are on sale now at weathervanenh.org. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Weathervane’s 61st season opens June 30, 2026 and runs through October 11, 2026. Additional Season 61 titles include Tick, Tick, Boom, RENT, Xanadu, Come From Away, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Glock 17., Dorian’s Wild(e) Affair, Paperboy, and Anything Goes.

 

The Weathervane box office may be contacted by phone (603-837-9322) and email (boxoffice@weathervanenh.org). The Weathervane Box Office is currently operating on its off-season schedule and will respond to all inquiries within five business days. The physical box office is closed until June. Online ticketing is available 24/7.

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ABOUT THE WEATHERVANE

The Weathervane Theatre was founded in 1965 by Gibbs Murray and the late Tom Haas and is led by Producing Artistic Director Ethan Paulini. It has presented high-quality professional productions of plays and musicals for over half a century. One of the few remaining alternating rep companies in the United States, the Weathervane is recognized as a historical institution nationwide, boasting among its alums 2021 Tony nominee Elizabeth Stanley, Tally Sessions, four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, and recent Tony Award Winners Sam Pinkleton and Ari’el Stachel.  

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